by LizaTaylor | Oct 18, 2022 | 2022-2023 Season, VI Symphony
A New World Interview with Conductor Nadège Foofat The Vancouver Island Symphony is getting ready to launch its 28th season entitled variations with a number of changes and surprises in store for music lovers. One major variation is a season with six guest conductors...
by LizaTaylor | Sep 28, 2022 | 2022-2023 Season, Donor Profile
VIS DONOR PROFILE JOYCE CLARKE I was really fortunate that as a child I was able to see and hear live symphonic music. I want that magical experience for other children and young people. “I love music” explains Joyce, “I see it and feel it. It is real to me.” Joyce...
by LizaTaylor | Jun 15, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season, Pierre Simard
When the Vancouver Island Symphony went dark in March 2020, no one could anticipate what would happen over the next 22 months. “This day, we will come back on stage all together. We will pick up at the exact same point we left off.” Pierre Simard, Artistic Director...
by LizaTaylor | Apr 25, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season, Pierre Simard
Schubert’s Great Symphony – Glorious and Majestic just like our fabulous Vancouver Island Symphony! The C Major 9th Symphony is a favourite of musicians and audiences alike. Join us for this thrilling performance and welcome back all our players, together once...
by LizaTaylor | Apr 11, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season, Mark Beaty, VI Symphony
Music • Art • Community Come be a part of it all! Pictures at an Exhibition celebrates a brand new commissioned and production of Mussorgsky’s suite by Jason Nett. This wonderful piece encompasses the mission of the Vancouver Island Symphony: a one-of-a-kind immersive...
by LizaTaylor | Feb 24, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season
We all need a little Mozart! This music will leave you breathless. Light and Dark, Day and Night – these amazing works will wow you. Featuring Romanian composer George Enescu’s “Dixtuor á Vents” and Mozart’s “Serenade in C Minor, K.388”. The music will...
by LizaTaylor | Feb 24, 2022 | 2021-2022 Season
Tonight… Piaf an Interview with Joëlle Rabu The Vancouver Island Symphony is thrilled to present this moving, compelling tribute to one of France’s most famous songstresses, performed by the vibrant actor Joëlle Rabu. Edith Piaf (Edith Giovanna Gassion...
by LizaTaylor | Nov 29, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, Christmas Concert, Pierre Simard, VI Symphony
Vancouver Island Symphony’s “Mistletoe and Magic” Brings Personal Memories to Life By Susan Pederson Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and on December 14, the Vancouver Island Symphony, under the direction of Pierre Simard, will be ignited in that spirit,...
by LizaTaylor | Oct 9, 2019 | 2019-20 Season, VI Symphony
A Journey from Darkness to Light with the Vancouver Island Symphony By Susan Pederson Imagine staring down something you fear. Imagine the struggle to face the obstacle you are most afraid of, and then walking through the fear and overcoming that obstacle. This...
